8 February - The increasing cost of living
It is relentless isn’t it? Every visit to the supermarket provides another
surprise and Jeremy Hunt, the out of touch Chancellor, appointed by the out of touch and unelected
billionaire Prime Minister, currently plans to increase the
duty on petrol and diesel by 23% and lift the energy price cap by a similar amount in a couple of months time.
Labour politicians are tackling the problem from both ends, Sadiq Khan has a 10%
Council Tax increase in the pipeline and for the poorest members of
society a £12·50 daily charge to move their car, but locally they are making an
effort to be of more help. They issued a Press Release about the crisis
on Monday which includes a link to their explanatory leaflet which refers to a
number of other organisations which might be able to help the near penniless.
Linking to those organisations is probably the only practical way of providing
the information as it might be less than easy to follow - and there is little
point in reinventing the wheel.
The linked booklet is clearly a National production tailored for local use
whilst former Belvedere Councillor Dave Putson took the initiative with his own leaflets
and began distribution in mid-January. They are split into five subjects as follows.
Energy (General)
Energy (Prepayment meters)
Foodbanks
Landlords
Water bills
All the above documents are in PDF format.
Dave Putson will chair another of his Cost of Living Crisis meetings in Abbey Wood on 22nd February.